title: Symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, overeating, and body mass index in men.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The high prevalence of obesity currently poses a global health crisis. Previous research has identified a novel link between obesity and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD(H)D). Davis, Levitan, Smith, Tweed and Curtis [Davis, C., Levitan, R. D., Smith, M., Tweed, S., & Curtis, C. (2006). Associations among overeating, overweight, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A structural equation modeling approach. Eating Behaviors, 7, 266-274] recently tested a structural equation model predicting that AD(H)D symptoms foster overeating and subsequently contribute to the variation in Body Mass Index (BMI) in a sample of healthy adult females. The data were an excellent fit to the model.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  In order to extend the generalizability of these findings, the present study tested the same model in 145 non-clinical adult males.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Similar to the findings in females, AD(H)D symptoms positively predicted overeating in males, which in turn positively predicted BMI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results highlight mechanisms whereby AD(H)D symptoms could influence body mass and stress the importance of addressing AD(H)D symptoms in both the prevention and treatment of overeating and obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, 343 Bethune College, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3. rstrimas@psych.ryerson.ca
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Strimas
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patte
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCool
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires